Comments on: Four Kanji One Idiom

By: Kiwi

Kiwi — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 12:36:00 +0000

一日千秋がすきです。

By: Yuni Indah Safitri

Yuni Indah Safitri — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 16:01:00 +0000

I remember i’ve read that the original was一所懸命 (isshokenmei), as it was used by samurai back then, that is to devote one’s life for one land. And i guess since we’re no longer guarding any land literally by now, i think people change it to 一生懸命(isshoukenmei), to devote one’s life for this one life, and i think the original intention still covered here, to give all we have, all the best. I think. Correct me if i’m wrong :D

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“Issho (一所) means “a place”, kenmei (懸命) means “to devote one’s life”. In
the era of the Samurai, Issho kenmei (一所懸命) was used to refer to an
individual devoting or risking his life to defend land inherited from
his ancestors. ”
From http://glasgowunikendo.webs.com/kendoteachings.htm

By: Conpanbear

Conpanbear — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 00:38:00 +0000

Is 七転八起 one? This is a phrase most non-Japanese people would recognise, I think :)

By: Kimura

Kimura — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:02:00 +0000

Holy crap you’re right. I was wondering where I recognized 「みっかぼうず」　from, it was Khatz’s three-day monk thing.

By: hikaru1412

hikaru1412 — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 05:45:00 +0000

Download them all or just the .exe?

By: nihongo suki desu!!

nihongo suki desu!! — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:33:00 +0000

ichi go ichi e….cada ocasion es como si fuera la unica, concentrate en ella. Me encanta!!! A mi me lo explicaron como si fuera nuestro “carpe diem” , en cuanto a su significado.